saw

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[[t]sɔ[/t]]

n. v. sawed, sawed sawn, saw•ing

1) bui a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth

2) bui any similar tool or device, as a rotating disk, in which a sharp continuous edge replaces the teeth

3) bui to cut or divide with a saw

4) bui to form by cutting with a saw

5) to make cutting motions as if using a saw:

to saw the air with one's hands[/ex]

6) to work (something) from side to side like a saw

7) bui to use a saw

8) to cut with or as if with a saw

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- saw wood

Etymology: bef. 1000; ME sawe, OE saga, c. MLG, MDsage(D zaag), OHGsaga, ON sǫg; saw′er, n. II

saw

[[t]sɔ[/t]] v.

pt. of see I

III

saw

[[t]sɔ[/t]] n.

a maxim; proverb; saying:

an old saw[/ex]

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Etymology: bef. 950; ME; OE sagu; c. OFrissege, OHG, G sage, ON saga (cf. saga); akin to say